Legal Opinion
State v. Vale
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided November 12, 1968No. 49066PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FOURNET, Chief Justice.
Appellants, Donald Vale and James Vale, having been jointly tried and convicted on a bill of information charging them with the wilful and unlawful possession and control of “a narcotic drug, to-wit: Heroin,” in violation of R.S. 40:962, 1 were sentenced as multiple offenders under R.S. 15:529.1 2 to serve 15 years each at hard labor in the Louisiana State Penitentiary; and, for the reversal of their conviction and sentence they rely on several alleged errors committed during the course of their trial.
The first alleged- error complained of forms the basis of Bill of…
2Cases cited39 opinions
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- Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Boyd v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Weeks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
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3Cited by38 opinions
- Vale v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- State v. HudsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1969
- State v. ShafferSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
- State v. GoodeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
- State v. MaduellSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
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